Swan River
In Search of a Lost Grandfather
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference, Genealogy, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | David Reynolds | ISBN: | 9781910400265 |
| Publisher: | Old Street Publishing | Publication: | January 29, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Old Street Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | David Reynolds |
| ISBN: | 9781910400265 |
| Publisher: | Old Street Publishing |
| Publication: | January 29, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Old Street Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Throughout his childhood and youth David Reynolds kept an eye on the past, entranced by family stories from Victorian London - the music halls, the romances, the strange disappearance of his grandfather - even as he himself came of age in the vibrant 1960s. In Swan River he describes both worlds with great vitality and sympathy, and shows how a child's puzzled interest in his forebears deepens into an adult's understanding of human nature. Swan River was shortlisted for the PEN/Ackerley prize for Autobiography.
Throughout his childhood and youth David Reynolds kept an eye on the past, entranced by family stories from Victorian London - the music halls, the romances, the strange disappearance of his grandfather - even as he himself came of age in the vibrant 1960s. In Swan River he describes both worlds with great vitality and sympathy, and shows how a child's puzzled interest in his forebears deepens into an adult's understanding of human nature. Swan River was shortlisted for the PEN/Ackerley prize for Autobiography.
